Good news for owners of ugly NASCAR merch

Ignore the obvious family drama, and Dale Jr. splitting from D.E.I. is just another athlete announcing free agency. Test the market, leverage power into more horsepower and hope for the best. Of course, you can't ignore the family drama, or escape it, because it's NASCAR and everyone's married to a sister or cousin.

I kid. Lovingly. I know true love is a Lynard Skynard 8-tracks. Play Free Bird.

It's plucky that Junior's stepmom issued a news release saying DEI will thrive without him, but, as the Times notes, Junior's probably taking Budweiser with him, which has to be bad news for the old company and is the best news for all of Junior's fans. They won't have to buy new stuff, and despite how it looks, that stuff can't be cheap.

The number, however, is going to change. Hope you didn't get a tattoo.